Just got my copy of the service manual in; it's a bit bigger than I expected

[jonlandrum]

Yup! Dad had a four drawer heavy duty filing cabinet, that he kept most of the shop manuals in. 50s, 60s, 70s GM stuff. I've sold a few but still have some. Back in the day, Chevy had a "service manual" for most repairs, an "overhaul manual" for rebuilding components, and a Fisher Body manual for body and some interior stuff.
My '99 Burb has the set of four books (I'm missing #4) ; I think '98 was the first year of four books. Rawhide, being a '97, only requires two books (as pictured) and a separate transmission manual. I know these are on the forum in digital format but I am old school enough to want a paper manual in front of me when I tackle a new job....
Part of the reason why there are so many more pages, is there are a LOT of diagnostic sections, and so much more computer controls and sensors, the newer you get. We looked at getting the set of books for the 2006 Denali... until we saw they were over $300 for six volumes.

Oof, yeah, these were right at $300 with tax and shipping. I much prefer a physical book to a digital one. I just can't follow a digital book. I went to college late in life and I was one of the few weirdos with physical books.

 

[Drunkcanuk]

Oof, yeah, these were right at $300 with tax and shipping. I much prefer a physical book to a digital one. I just can't follow a digital book. I went to college late in life and I was one of the few weirdos with physical books.

Wow....that's actually not a horrible price for that much information.

And where would one procure such product?

Woman would probably strung me up by my toenails!!!
She still bitches at me because I have about 5 Rubbermaid totes full of old magazines in MY garage that I will NEVER get rid of, as long as I'm still breathing. Lol

 

[GoToGuy]

Helm Inc.

 

[jonlandrum]

Wow....that's actually not a horrible price for that much information.

And where would one procure such product?

Woman would probably strung me up by my toenails!!!
She still bitches at me because I have about 5 Rubbermaid totes full of old magazines in MY garage that I will NEVER get rid of, as long as I'm still breathing. Lol

I found a seller on eBay that's an authorized printer of them:

2000 Chevrolet & GMC C/K Truck (Early Version) Shop Service Repair Manual Book | eBay

2000 Chevrolet & GMC C/K Truck (Early Version - Old Style). Physical Paper Manual! Loaded with diagrams & illustrations to help disassemble repair & reassemble various components.

www.ebay.com

I should have read the description closer, though, because it says clearly that it's 6000+ pages:

2000 Chevrolet & GMC C/K Truck (Early Version) Shop Service Repair Manual Book​ Published by the factory to provide information on diagnosis service procedures adjustments & specs there is none better. Loaded with diagrams & illustrations to help disassemble repair & reassemble various components. Features​ Factory Authorized Reproduction 2000 Chevrolet & GMC C/K Truck (Early Version - Old Style) approx 6232 pages [emphasis mine -jl] 8 1/2 x 11 6.5L Diesel, 5.7L and 7.4L Gasoline only Wiring diagrams ...

 

[someotherguy]

My 1994 set is almost as tall. While there's pros and cons of either format (print vs. pdf) I do appreciate having paper manuals at hand.

Richard

 

[Schurkey]

.pdf would be just fine, if the boneheads would break each section into it's own file. As is, the files are so enormous that they can't be scrolled with any precision.

So, yeah, I like paper, but I deal with .pdf when I have to.

The '88 service manual I have was copyrighted in '86. Kinda explains why there's so many errors.

 

[jd33173]

Like both but my paper manual is nice to just look through when i have an unsupervised moment

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

Helm Inc.

Helm has been the official printer for Chevrolet manuals for a LONG time. If you have the owners manual for a GM vehicle, in the back there's an order form for the pertinent manuals for it; different makes used different publishers. The one in Rawhide's manual says the shop manuals (2 books) are $90(at time of publication, i.e. 1996). That's what Woody's quoted me for a decent used set last year. I could have bought them then, but the show we were both vendors at, wasn't that good for me(just basically covered expenses).

 

[jonlandrum]

Helm has been the official printer for Chevrolet manuals for a LONG time. If you have the owners manual for a GM vehicle, in the back there's an order form for the pertinent manuals for it; different makes used different publishers. The one in Rawhide's manual says the shop manuals (2 books) are $90(at time of publication, i.e. 1996). That's what Woody's quoted me for a decent used set last year. I could have bought them then, but the show we were both vendors at, wasn't that good for me(just basically covered expenses).

I wasn't aware of that, but I wish I'd known. It looks like their copies are cheaper than mine was.